# I Want It All guitar solo

> Brian May's guitar solo on I Want It All by Queen (1989) starts at about 1:58. From the album The Miracle. Ranked #453 of all time across 80 lists.

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Queen, 1989, from *The Miracle*. Solo by *Brian May*.

A roaring solo over a fast-shuffling section, May at his most aggressive.

I Want It All by Queen is ranked #453 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Brian May and the song was released in 1989. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #6 (ADCI).

## In our lists

- [The Best Queen Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/queen-guitar-solos/) — #15
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1989](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1989/) — #7

## Sources

- [ADCI: Essentials - I 10 assoli di chitarra elettrica più iconici](https://blog.adci.it/adci-le-basi/essentials-i-10-assoli-di-chitarra-elettrica-piu-i/) — #6

### Who played the guitar solo on I Want It All?

Brian May played the solo on Queen's I Want It All (1989).

### What guitar was used on the I Want It All solo?

A red special through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does I Want It All rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#453 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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